Alan Pardew refuses to resign as West Brom are crushed by Leicester City

West Bromwich Albion 1 Leicester City 4

Tim Nash, The Hawthorns

Sunday March 11 2018, 12.01am, The Sunday Times

Tim Nash, The Hawthorns

Sunday March 11 2018, 12.01am, The Sunday Times

Alan Pardew, the West Bromwich Albion manager, will seek assurances from the club’s board to see if they want him to carry on in the job — but will not resign.

The 56-year-old, who signed a two-and-a-half-year contract when he replaced Tony Pulis in November, is on the brink after West Brom suffered their seventh successive defeat. Their latest setback left them seven points adrift at the bottom of the Premier League table with eight matches left.

“Before you even ask me the question, will I speak to those upstairs? Yes I will, of course I will, because it’s getting difficult,” said Pardew after the game.

“My pride on the sidelines is such that I don’t want to stand and watch that last 15, 20